Ana Carrascosa

Ana Carrascosa
Personal information
Born 6 May 1980
Valencia, Spain
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Club Judokan, Valencia, ESP

Ana Carrascosa (born May 6, 1980 in Valencia) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category.[1] She has twice been a bronze medalist at the Judo World Championships (2009, 2011).[2] At European level, she has won the European championship once (2008), come second twice (2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal (2011).[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei.[3] She then lost to Kim Kyung-ok in the bronze medal match in the repechage.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by Marie Muller of Luxembourg.[2][4]

Personal life

She was born in Valencia, Spain. She attended a Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia where she began her playing career. She speak French and Spanish[5]

References

  1. "Ana Carrascosa". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/618/judo-career/
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Beijing 2008 - Judo - Women's -52 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/ef66560c-28c0-4387-ac61-97a5e4dce63b
  5. http://www.nostresport.com/mas_deporte/MasDeporte/muestraNoticia.html?id=22086